The inside guide on what’s happening at Austin City Hall, from American-Statesman reporters Elizabeth Findell and Phil Jankowski. Want to dish? Email efindell@statesman.com or pjankowski@statesman.com.

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Author: Lilly Rockwell

As an Austin City Council member, he has picked fights with unions, is skeptical about the value of economic incentives, and is disliked by environmental groups for his pro-development votes and opposition to the Save our Springs ordinance.

We’re in the thick of budget season at the city of Austin, when the City Council holds marathon meetings on the budget, grills department heads and seeks public input. Though watching these daylong meetings can …

This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone with the most basic familiarity with Austin politics: A majority of the left-leaning Austin City Council supports President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which mandates greater greenhouse gas reductions from power plants.

Under the plan, which was unveiled Monday, Texas would be required to cut emissions by 34 percent by 2030, though American-Statesman reporter Asher Price reported it is …

Last fall, the American-Statesman (and various other local media outlets) were immersed in covering the staggering 78 people who were running for City Council or mayor. The historic election marked a change to a new form of government, with only one council race and the mayoral campaign including candidates from the previous council.

By law, the candidates are required to fill out various forms disclosing how much money they raised, who gave …

The Austin City Council granted a six-month contract extension on Thursday night to its top three power users: Freescale, Samsung and Cypress (formerly Spansion). But it rejected in a 5-4 vote an option to grant …

After promising to launch an investigation into the controversial training session on women, City Manager Marc Ott revealed Monday more details behind who would be leading this investigation, and set a deadline of Friday for …